Salters’ Proportion

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[...] Proportion or late Mannor of Sal

James Younge

The three and twentieth day of September in the ffifteenthe yeare of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Reigne the foresaid Raphe Whitfeld and Thomas ffotherley his ma[ies]t[ie]s Commissioners for and on his ma[ies]t[ie]s behalfe by vertue of [th]e said Commission and James Young of Money Moore in the late countie of Londonderry gent[leman] doe conclude and agree that the said James and his assignes shall have and hold all that Towneland commonly called or knowne by the name of Deluskey al[l]s[o] Dulluskey with th[e] appurten[a]nc[e]s in Artra in the said late county of Londonderry or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or knowne conte[i]ning by estimac[i]on ffowerscore acres Irish measure and all cabbins edifices and buildings thereupon and allsoe all waies and passages to the aforesaid p[re]misses or anie part thereof belonging or formerly enioyed therewith. Excepting and res erving unto his Majesty his heires and successors all timber and timber trees and all storiers saplings and great trees [...] uppon the foresaid p[re]misses and all his ma[ies]t[ie]s woods and woodgrounds in Glanconkeyne and Killetra and all mines and quarryes in uppon or belonging to the p[re]misses or anie part thereof and all such reasonable ways and passages over the p[re]misses for the ten[a]nts and occupiers of his ma[ies]t[ie]s other lands as have formerly been used and all the River of Bann and all other rivers, creekes and streames in or neere the p[re]misses and the soil and ground thereof and all the ffishing and takeing of sallmons Eeles and other ffishe in the said rivers creekes and streames and ffishings and lib[er]tie to make houses and draw their netts and do anie other thing else whatsoever uppon the p[re]misses concerning the said ffishings for the terme of one and twenty yeares from the ffeast of Phillip and Jacob now last past and under the yearly rent of Tenn pounds sterling paiable into the Receipt of his ma[ies]t[ie]s Excheq[ue]r in England or unto the hands of the Receiver of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors for the time being for the Reven[n]ue of Londonderry al[l]s[o] Derry [and] Colerane or either of them att the ffeasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equall porc[i]ons uppon Condic[i]on that the said terme shall cease and be void if the said rent or anie part thereof thereof shal[l] be behind and unpaid by the space of ffifty daies next after anie of the said ffeasts or daies of paim[en]t aforesaid. And the said James or his assignes shall att his or their prop[er] costs [and] chardges within ffive yeares now next comeing erect and build and fully finishe uppon the p[re]misses one sufficient and substantiall house of timber stone or brick after the manner of an Englishe house two storyes highe and conteining six roomes att the least. And the said James or some other able and sufficient ten[a]nt with his familie shall from time to time during the said terme be resident and inhabitant in and upon the p[re]misses and shall during the said terme grind att his ma[ies]t[ie]s mill within the late Mannor of Sal or Proporc[i]on of land called the Salters Proporc[i]on in the said late county all his and their m alt corne and graine w[hi]ch he or they shall expend or use uppon the p[re]misses or being ground shall sell to any person or p[er]sons and pay for grinding thereof to the miller of the said mill for the time being the sixteenthe part of all the said mault corne and graine and shall doe suite att Court Barron to be houlden for such Mannor as his ma[ies]tie shall erect create or make upon or within the said P roportion from three weekes to three weekes if the same shal[l] be soe often held And shall during the said term keepe susteine and mainteine the aforesaid messuage and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparac[i]ons and shall within seaven yeares now next comeing with dike and d ouble quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and inclosures where quicksett will not growe devide sever and make the foresaid premisses into three severall closes and the same being soe devided made and severed and all other the hedges ditches and inclosures uppon or belonging to the foresaid p[re]misses shall keepe and mainteine well and sufficiently fenced ditched inclosed and quicksetted during the said terme and shall yearly during the said terme sett and plant upon some part of the foresaid p[re]misses Six young trees of oake or ashe fit or likely to grow to be timber trees and the same or others to be sett and planted in the roo ms and steeds of such of them as shall happen to dye shall mainteine p[re]serve and keepe from hurt and spoile during the said terme and shall att his and their proper costs and chardges during the said terme have and keepe in redines upon the foresaid p[re]misses for the service of his ma[ies]tie his heirs and successors one pike and one corslett furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the muster master of the said county in w[hi]ch the p[re]misses are for the time being. And that uppon reasonable request their shal[l] be allowed and sett out to the said James or his assign s from time to time during the said terme by the woodward or other officer of his ma[ies]tie his heires and successors rough timber for building and repairing the foresaid howse and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry to be spent upon the p[re]misses and not elsewhere. And that the same James and his assigns shall and may f rom time to time during the said Terme

[…] Proportion or late Manor of Sal

 

James Young

The three and twentieth day of September in the fifteenth year of his Majesty’s reign, the foresaid Ralph Whitfeld and Thomas Fotherley, his Majesty’s commissioners for and on his Majesty’s behalf by virtue of the said commission, and James Young of Moneymore in the late county of Londonderry, gentleman, do conclude and agree that the said James and his assigns shall have and hold all that townland commonly called or known by the name of Deluskey, also Dulluskey [Doluskey], with the appurtenances in Artrea in the said late county of Londonderry, or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known, containing by estimation four-score acres Irish measure, and all cabins, edifices, and buildings thereupon, and also all ways and passages to the aforesaid premises or any part thereof belonging or formerly enjoyed therewith. Excepting and reserving unto his Majesty, his heirs and successors all timber and timber trees, and all storiers, saplings, and great trees […] upon the foresaid premises and all his Majesty’s woods and woodgrounds in Glenconkeyne and Killetra, and all mines and quarries in, upon, or belonging to the premises or any part thereof, and all such reasonable ways and passages over the premises for the tenants and occupiers of his Majesty’s other lands as have formerly been used. And all the River of Bann and all other rivers, creeks, and streams in or near the premises, and the soil and ground thereof, and all the fishing and taking of salmon, eels, and other fish in the said rivers, creeks, and streams, and fishings and liberty to make houses and draw their nets, and do any other thing else whatsoever upon the premises concerning the said fishings for the term of one and twenty years from the feast of Phillip and Jacob now last past, and under the yearly rent of ten pounds sterling payable into the receipt of his Majesty’s Exchequer in England or unto the hands of the Receiver of his Majesty, his heirs and successors for the time being for the revenue of Londonderry, also Derry and Coleraine or either of them, at the feasts of All Saints and Phillip and Jacob by equal portions upon condition that the said term shall cease and be void if the said rent or any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid by the space of fifty days next after any of the said feasts or days of payment aforesaid. And the said James or his assigns shall, at his or their proper costs and charges, within five years now next coming, erect and build and fully finish upon the premises one sufficient and substantial house of timber, stone, or brick after the manner of an English house two stories high and containing six rooms at the least. And the said James or some other able and sufficient tenant with his family, shall from time to time during the said term be resident and inhabitant in and upon the premises, and shall during the said term grind at his Majesty’s mill within the late Manor of Sal or Proportion of land called the Salters’ Proportion in the said late county, all his and their malt, corn, and grain which he or they shall expend or use upon the premises, or being ground shall sell to any person or persons and pay for grinding thereof to the miller of the said mill, for the time being the sixteenth part of all the said malt, corn, and grain, and shall do suit at court baron, to be holden for such manor as his Majesty shall erect, create, or make upon or within the said Proportion, from three weeks to three weeks if the same shall be so often held. And shall during the said term keep, sustain, and maintain the aforesaid messuage and all other the aforesaid buildings in good and sufficient reparations, and shall within seven years now next coming, with dikes and double quicksett where quicksett will grow and with other good and sufficient fences and enclosures where quicksett will not grow, divide, sever, and make the foresaid premises into three several closes, and the same being so divided, made, and severed, and all other the hedges, ditches, and enclosures upon or belonging to the foresaid premises, shall keep and maintain well and sufficiently fenced, ditched, enclosed, and quicksetted during the said term, and shall yearly during the said term set and plant upon some part of the foresaid premises six young trees of oak or ash fit or likely to grow to be timber trees, and the same or others to be set and planted in the rooms and steads of such of them as shall happen to die, shall maintain, preserve, and keep from hurt and spoil during the said term, and shall at his and their proper costs and charges during the said term have and keep in readiness upon the foresaid premises for the service of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, one pike and one corslet furnished in such manner as the same shall and may be allowed by the Muster Master of the said county in which the premises are for the time being. And that upon reasonable request there shall be allowed and set out to the said James or his assigns from time to time during the said term, by the Woodward or other Officer of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, rough timber for building and repairing the foresaid house, and houseboot in convenient places within the late county of Londonderry to be spent upon the premises and not elsewhere. And that the same James and his assigns shall and may from time to time during the said term